Assam History

Chandrakumar Agarwala wrote Pratima. He was one of the principal figures of the Jonaki era of Assamese literature.

Parbati Baruah is known as the 'Queen of Elephants'. She is associated with traditional elephant handling and conservation in Assam.

The source distinguishes Upadhyaya as a teacher who taught for livelihood, while an Acharya traditionally taught Vedic learning as a spiritual teacher.

The Chola bronze Nataraja is typically represented with four arms, symbolising aspects of Shiva's cosmic dance. Chola bronzes are masterpieces of South Indian metal sculpture.

Panchayatan refers to a temple arrangement in which the main shrine is accompanied by four subsidiary shrines. It is an important feature of North Indian temple architecture.

The source identifies Mir Jumla as presenting the Koh-i-Noor to Shah Jahan. The diamond later passed into Persian and British possession and eventually became part of the British Crown Jewels.

The source identifies the Battle of Buxar (1764) as decisive. The British victory over the combined forces of Bengal, Awadh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam II strengthened Company power and preceded the grant of Diwani.

Ajanta Caves contain the celebrated Padmapani and Vajrapani Bodhisattva paintings. Ajanta is a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for Buddhist rock-cut architecture and murals.

The Saptarishi (Ursa Major/Great Bear) is used to locate the Pole Star by extending the line through its pointer stars. The Pole Star is Polaris.

Jhum is a form of shifting cultivation involving clearing and burning vegetation before cultivation. It is practiced traditionally in several northeastern hill communities.

The Tropical Savanna is traditionally called a 'big game' region because of its large mammals and extensive grasslands. East Africa is especially famous for safari landscapes.

The latitudinal position of Sikkim overlaps with parts of Rajasthan. Both lie broadly in the mid-northern latitudes of India.

The source identifies Calcutta, where the first cotton textile mill was established in 1818. Bombay later became the major centre of India's cotton textile industry.

Settlements are part of the human environment, whereas landforms, soils and minerals are components of the physical environment.

The source selects ionosphere. The major natural-environment spheres commonly identified are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.

Dyarchy divided provincial subjects into reserved and transferred categories under the Government of India Act, 1919. It was introduced in the provinces from 1921.

Article 170 provides a general range of 60 to 500 members for a State Legislative Assembly, subject to constitutional exceptions. Assam's Assembly has 126 seats.

The Consolidated Fund of India receives the Union's major tax and non-tax revenues. Government expenditure is generally authorised from this Fund by Parliament.

The Election Commission of India conducts the presidential election under its constitutional authority. The electoral college is specified in Article 54.

The term Hindu rate of growth refers to India's relatively low GDP growth rate during the pre-1991 planning era. Economist Raj Krishna coined the expression.